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If you and your partner are trying to have a baby but haven’t been able to, you may start to wonder if you should get fertility tests. Experts say it’s time to check with a doctor if you’ve had regular sex without birth control for 12 months if you are under the age of 35 and for 6 months if you are over 35.

It’s important for the two of you to go for testing together. When you see your doctor, they’ll probably start by asking questions about your health and lifestyle. They’ll want to know things about you and your partner like:

Medical history, including any long-term conditions or surgeries
Medicines you take
Whether you smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, eat or drink things with caffeine, or use illicit drugs
If you had contact with chemicals, toxins, or radiation at home or work

They’ll also want to know about your sex life, such as:

How often you have sex
Your history of birth control use
If you’ve had sexually transmitted diseases
Any problems having sex
Whether either of you had sex outside the relationship

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